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Franklin tops Americas, 51-17 on Thursday night

By Adrian Ochoa

Published September 19, 2024 11:05 PM

EL PASO, Texas - With heavy hearts the Franklin Cougars returned to the football field Thursday night for a game against the Americas Trail Blazers.

The team is mourning the death of teammate Emmanuel Lopez.

Lopez was killed in a car crash in Arizona over the weekend.

The Franklin Cougars would get the win over Americas by a final score of 51-17.

Franklin improves their record to 2-2.

Americas' record drops to 0-3.

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Adrian Ochoa is ABC-7’s Sports Director.

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